in cahoots

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in cahoots (with someone)

working secretly with someone. She was in cahoots with this guy who was smuggling drugs across the border.

Usage notes: usually said about doing something dishonest

See also: cahoots

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The report contained some good news, in that there is little evidence terrorists and pirate syndicates are in cahoots. Counterterrorism should focus on cruise ships by Green, Meg / Best's Review In July, when Israel's destruction of Lebanon had accelerated, a variation of this discourse began to emerge: the notion that one cannot rightly distinguish between terrorists and civilians because most of the civilians in Lebanon were either in cahoots or sympathy with Hizbullah. The new civilian terrorists: anti-Arab racism shapes the U.S. ... by Salaita, Steven / Colorlines Magazine Apparently, this vertically-challenged guy was in cahoots with the whole bar, as the entire crowd of people followed as Machnau and the midget were being dragged out the door. Vancouver maneuvers: a Canadian weekend by Scurich, Nick / Thrasher More results

References in periodicals archive

The report contained some good news, in that there is little evidence terrorists and pirate syndicates are in cahoots.

Counterterrorism should focus on cruise ships by Green, Meg / Best's Review

In July, when Israel's destruction of Lebanon had accelerated, a variation of this discourse began to emerge: the notion that one cannot rightly distinguish between terrorists and civilians because most of the civilians in Lebanon were either in cahoots or sympathy with Hizbullah.

The new civilian terrorists: anti-Arab racism shapes the U.S. ... by Salaita, Steven / Colorlines Magazine

Apparently, this vertically-challenged guy was in cahoots with the whole bar, as the entire crowd of people followed as Machnau and the midget were being dragged out the door.

Vancouver maneuvers: a Canadian weekend by Scurich, Nick / Thrasher

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